Types of Centered Riding® Clinics

Open Centered Riding Clinics

Usually includes both un-mounted awareness lessons and mounted Centered Riding lessons

May focus on a particular riding discipline such as jumping, dressage, western, etc.

Contact the clinic organizer regarding registration, fees, availability of school horses and other clinic details.

Advanced Centered Riding Clinics

For riders who have extensive experience with Centered Riding techniques, although they may or may not ride at an advanced level within their discipline.

Taught only by Centered Riding Level IV Clinicians

Usually 2-3 days in length

Usually includes both un-mounted awareness lessons and mounted Centered Riding lessons

May focus on a particular riding discipline such as jumping, dressage, western, etc.

Contact the clinic organizer regarding registration, fees, availability of school horses and other clinic details

Centered Riding Instructor Certification Course

Taught only by Centered Riding IV Clinicians

Limited to 12 instructor candidates

Open to riding instructors with at least one year of experience teaching riding, who have ridden in at least one Open Centered Riding Clinic

Course is 7 days, taught in two parts with 4-6 weeks between Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 (3 days) includes Centered Riding un-mounted work, bodywork, riding and lectures. Part 2 (4 days) includes review, further un-mounted work, bodywork, riding, and practice teaching. Centered Riding II: Further Exploration is required reading.

Student riders (to be taught by instructor candidates) are required

Candidates who successfully complete the full course and meet CR Level I Standards will be certified as Level I Centered Riding Instructors. Certification is not guaranteed.

Contact the clinic organizer regarding registration, fees, availability of school horses and other clinic details

Centered Riding Instructor Update Clinics

Taught only by Centered Riding IV Clinicians

Open to all currently certified Centered Riding® Instructors

An Update Clinic is 4 days, with a format similar to Part 2 of the CR Instructor Course

Clinic size is limited to 12 Updating Instructors

An Update Clinic may be held in conjunction with an Open Centered Riding Clinic, if numbers of Updating Instructors are limited

Updating Instructors may not miss more than one-half day of the 4 days

Contact the clinic organizer regarding registration, fees, availability of school horses and other clinic details.

CR Clinician Update Clinics

Open only to Level III & IV Centered Riding Instructors/Clinicians

All instructors teach and are taught by their fellow instructors

Organized by a Level III or IV instructor who acts as the moderator

Clinic is 4 days and includes mounted, un-mounted and discussion

Instructors may not miss more than one-half day of the 4 days

Contact the clinic organizer regarding registration, fees, availability of school horses and other clinic details

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